2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devon Marshall | NC State | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 1 | Brent Austin | California | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Hezekiah Masses | California | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 3 | Mansoor Delane | LSU | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Keith Abney II | Ariz St | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 3 | TJ Hall | Iowa | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 3 | Andre Jordan Jr. | UCLA | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Latrell McCutchin Sr. | Houston | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 10 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | FR | DB | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Kelley Jones | Miss St | SO | CB | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Zashon Rich | Kansas St | SO | CB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Zeke Berry | Michigan | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Daylen Everette | Georgia | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 10 | Avieon Terrell | Clemson | JR | CB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Brice Pollock | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 16 | Wydett Williams Jr. | Miss | SR | S | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Brandon Finney Jr. | Oregon | FR | DB | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 16 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Chandler Rivers | Duke | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Michael Dansby | Arizona | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Smith Snowden | Utah | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Davison Igbinosun | Ohio State | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 16 | PJ Woodland | LSU | SO | CB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Xavier Lucas | Miami (Fl) | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Juice Clarke | Illinois | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Leroy Harris III | Kansas | SO | DE | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Javan Robinson | Ariz St | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Ashton Hampton | Clemson | SO | CB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 31 | Bud Clark | TCU | SR | S | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 31 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 31 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Evan Johnson | BYU | JR | CB | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 31 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 31 | Ellis Robinson IV | Georgia | FR | DB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 31 | Will James | Houston | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 31 | Kani Walker | Arkansas | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Hudauri Hines | Purdue | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 31 | Karon Prunty | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 31 | Brandon Miyazono | SMU | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 31 | Amier Boyd | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 31 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 31 | Emmanuel Karnley | Virginia | JR | CB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Rodrick Pleasant | UCLA | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 31 | Ahmari Harvey | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 31 | Julian Neal | Arkansas | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 31 | Derek Wilkins | California | JR | DL | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 31 | Nicholas Rodriguez | Missouri | SO | LB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 31 | Michael Coats Jr. | WVU | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 31 | Deshawn Lynch | Washington | SR | EDG | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 31 | Jayden Bellamy | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 31 | Genesis Smith | Arizona | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 31 | Blake Cotton | Utah | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 31 | Deuce Harmon | SMU | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 31 | Devin Neal | Virginia | SR | S | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 31 | A'Mauri Washington | Oregon | JR | DL | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 58 | Jakobe Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 58 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 58 | Zach Lutmer | Iowa | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 58 | Zabien Brown | Alabama | SO | DB | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 58 | Jerry Mixon | Oregon | JR | ILB | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 58 | Jahiem Johnson | Tulane | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 58 | Christian Harrison | Cincinnati | JR | S | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 58 | Graceson Littleton | Texas | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 58 | Marcellus Barnes Jr. | SMU | FR | CB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 58 | Adrian "Boogie" Wilson | Ariz St | SO | S | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 58 | Suntarine Perkins | Miss | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 58 | Ayden Garnes | Arizona | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 58 | Vernon Glover | TCU | SO | CB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 58 | Josh Fussell | N'western | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 58 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | Syracuse | FR | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Chris Peal | Syracuse | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Montana Warren | Ariz St | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Will Lee III | Texas A&M | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 58 | Logan Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 58 | Patrick Payton | LSU | SR | DE | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 58 | Kenneth Harris | Okla St | SR | S | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 58 | Courtland Guillory | Oklahoma | FR | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 58 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 58 | LeVar Thornton Jr. | Baylor | SO | CB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 58 | Davaughn Patterson | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 58 | Lardarius Webb Jr. | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 58 | Daryus Dixson | Penn State | FR | CB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 58 | Max Llewellyn | Iowa | SR | DL | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 58 | Cole Wisniewski | Texas Tech | SR | S | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 89 | Bray Hubbard | Alabama | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 89 | Edwin Joseph | FSU | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 89 | Ja'son Prevard | Virginia | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 89 | Tayon Holloway | Louisville | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 89 | Adon Shuler | Notre Dame | SO | S | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 89 | Deshaun Lee | Iowa | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 89 | Jadon Canady | Oregon | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 89 | Colton Hood | Tennessee | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 89 | Kaleb Cost | N Carolina | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 89 | Smiley Bradford | Purdue | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 89 | Dontay Joyner | Maryland | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |